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Resources to research indigenous cultures for Sociology's Modern Cultures Project.

Introduction

For this project, you will be selecting one of the modern cultures from the below table (or one that has been approved by your teacher), and researching them through physical books in the school's library, books at the public library, and sources found on online databases. Once your culture is selected, go through the resources in the right column to find relevant sources, then cite them using BibGuru.

Cultures and Alt Terms

Culture Alt Terms
Aboriginals (Australia) Aborigines, Torres Straight Islander
Afro-Brazilians (Brazil) Afrodescendentes
Amish (United States)  
Ashanti (Ghana / Africa) Asante, Akran
Basque (Northern Spain)  
Berber (Africa)  
Cherokee (United States) Tsalagi
Croatians Croats
Inuit (Northern Canada / Alaska) Inupiat, Yupik
Kayapo (South America) Cayapo, Xikrin
Maasai (Kenya / Africa) Masai
Maori (New Zealand)  
Navajo (United States)  
Papua New Guineans Papuans, Iatmul, Melanesians
Punjabis (India, Pakistan) Punjabi, Sikh
Sami (Northern Europe) Saami
Sherpas (Nepal)  
Xavante (South America)

Shavante

Yanomamo (Brazil / South America) Yanomami
Zulu (South Africa) Amazulu

Citations

Making your first Bibliography and not sure where to start? We recommend trying BibGuru:

With BibGuru, first you select your citation style (APA and MLA are the most common - your teacher should tell you which to use). Then, all you have to do is paste the URL of your source into the bar at the top, double check all the information it pulls, and hit Save. It will automatically put each new source into the correct order and start generating your Bibliography. You can also search for books and articles directly, but if they don't have them, you can always add the info manually - BibGuru will still handle all the formatting for you!

Librarian

Hawaii State Public Library System

Requires a public library card

  • Go to http://librarieshawaii.org
  • Click on Research > Online Databases > View All Online Databases > eBooks (Gale)
  • Login with the 10-digit number found on your library card
  • Your PIN will default to either the last 4 digits of your phone number, or you birthday in MMDD format, depending on when you received your library card and assuming you haven't changed it.
  • Look for articles from these Publication Titles: Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life, Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Encyclopedia of World Cultures

If you do not have a library card, you can apply for a Virtual Student Library Card at the link below.

Every Culture

  • Go to everyculture.com
  • Use the site's search box to find articles on your culture

  • Find resources about the culture's location, population, language, religion, food, heritage and more

MHS Databases

Advanced Google Search

www.google.com/advanced_search

  • Use Advanced Google searches to find information on several specific aspects of your culture, using multiple search terms
  • Put your primary search terms in the "all these words" box
  • Add any exact phrases you want in your results in the "this exact word or phrase" box
  • Add in alternate terms for your culture in the "any of these words" box

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